Baseball Game Preview: Gowanda Hits the Road

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 1:55pm

Baseball Preview: Gowanda Panthers vs. Randolph Cardinals

Gowanda is 6-1 against Randolph since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gowanda Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Randolph Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gowanda has four straight wins, Randolph has 27 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

In what's become a running theme this season, Gowanda gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Cattaraugus-Little Valley as Gowanda made off with a 14-4 win. That's two games straight that Gowanda has won by exactly ten runs.

Randolph lost 23-8 to Portville on Saturday.

Connor Braley and Wyatt Weaver stepped up to the plate in a big way. Braley scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Weaver scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elial Bryan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Gowanda's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Randolph, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything went Gowanda's way against Randolph in their previous matchup back in June of 2021 as Gowanda made off with a 15-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gowanda since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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